How I got Halo: Combat evolved working on wine 0.9.39

[EnergySamus]

Thanks for this excellent post! I have a question: When you get to the install part there are little check boxes on the screen. They say: install for all users, install game spy arcade, and Create desktop icon. Should I uncheck all of these?

Thanks
EnergySamus

Update: I now have the game installed. I told it to create a desktop icon, but it didn't. After installing the no-cd crack, I used the line env WINEPREFIX="/home/chris/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" (with cris becoming my name, of course). It tells me: Cannot find Z: home/myname/config.text

Does anyone know?

EnergySamus

[Vrekk]

Thanks for this excellent post! I have a question: When you get to the install part there are little check boxes on the screen. They say: install for all users, install game spy arcade, and Create desktop icon. Should I uncheck all of these?

Thanks
EnergySamus

Update: I now have the game installed. I told it to create a desktop icon, but it didn't. After installing the no-cd crack, I used the line env WINEPREFIX="/home/chris/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" (with cris becoming my name, of course). It tells me: Cannot find Z: home/myname/config.text

Does anyone know?

EnergySamus

Ok EnergySamus, what i would do it go to Applications -> Wine -> Programs -> Microsoft Games -> Halo -> the click and drag the lanuch in the start menu onto the desktop that will make one for you. Add the -novideo line and you would be running fine

On a differnt note, i am not sure if my game is updating or not. When i run the patching program it says updating the game and then just closes. If i try to press multiplayer it says i am not fully upto date. Is there a way to fix this, becuase it may help my stupid mouse leaving the screen problem

[EnergySamus]

Ok EnergySamus, what i would do it go to Applications -> Wine -> Wine Apps -> Microsoft Games -> Halo -> the click and drag the lanuch in the start menu onto the desktop that will make one for you. Add the -novideo line and you would be running fine

On a differnt note, i am not sure if my game is updating or not. When i run the patching program it says updating the game and then just closes. If i try to press multiplayer it says i am not fully upto date. Is there a way to fix this, becuase it may help my stupid mouse leaving the screen problem

Thanks!!! For me the updater is working. I am not sure what your issue is. But I do have a fix for the mouse: Use Wine RC1. This is supposed to be the best for Halo, and I am currently having no issues (or mouse issues) with Halo!

EnergySamus

Edit: I am running mine on my laptop, if that matters.

[Vrekk]

Found a fix for my mouse problem FULLSCREEN. i found a nice way to do it. Set you vitrual desktop to fullscreen (for me 1024*768) then set it so that the window manager dose not manager or decorate the virtual desktop. The i just added the -vidmode 1024,768,60 thing in and BOOM fullscree. And thanks engerysaumus, the mouse movement is more steady with wine rcl1

[bronco 2010]

Any idea if Phears Halo Hack would work? Or any other mods for Halo on Wine?

[knight666]

Hi,

I installed Halo on a Windows box on my external harddrive.
I used a nocd crack to get the game running at all, but when I try to run it, using the following:

env WINEPREFIX="/home/knight666/.wine" wine "/media/disk-5/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Halo/Halo.eXe" -novideo

it says:

Halo - Fatal Error
Problem: Cannot find 'Z:\windows\config.txt'

Alright, so I go into winecfg and I change C:\ to /media/disk-5 and try again.
Now it says:

Halo - Fatal Error
Problem: Cannot find 'N:\\config.txt'

I do not have enough space on / to install Halo there, how can I go around this problem?

[Vrekk]

knight, do you have wine set up to see your external drive? Try opening winecfg ,drives (i think i cant access my computer right now), and add in you external hd.

[knight666]

Well, yeah. :\
I add it as N:\, it complains it can't find it as Z:\.
I add it as Z:\ TOO, it complains it can't find it as S:\.
Etcetera ad infinitum!

[knavarathna92]

Hey guys I have a small problem. I've followed this guide. I updated and replaced halo.exe. with the 1.07 no-cd crack but when I click the launcher all I get is a black screen encompassing my entire monitor. My command is as follows:

env WINEPREFIX="/home/kasun/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo\halo.exe" -novideo -vidmode 1024,768,60

BTW, I had problems on XP since my graphics card was too new to be supported on first setup but I remember that some updates fixed this on windows but wasn't sure if it was the game update. My card is an ATI radeon X1350 pro.

Also if it means anything, I keep on downloading & installing the same updates over and over again when I run the update file.

[ToaStOmGi]

Where is the "fake c drive"?